Post by Dabeagle on Sept 23, 2015 15:18:28 GMT -5
Birthday Blues was nearly posted and Ryan and I were having discussions about Jamie - I hated him! Well, hate is a strong word, but I didn't like him because he seemed to do nothing but swear and get away with it - so I didn't think it was reflecting all that well onto his folks, either. The eventual story where we saw Jamie evolve came from a discussion that wasn't, really, about him at all.
Ryan was forever irritated with me making Carol Dudley, Chase's mother, such a witch. As we chatted, I casually suggested that the Kirkwoods were too perfect and maybe a good infidelity scandal would be interesting. Now, what you have to understand is, I said a lot of things just to tweak Ryan's nose. At first, he was an absolute 'No' in terms of that idea, but as we discussed - or argued - the idea for Jamie's Buddy was born and this fragment was scrapped.
What I find interesting about this is the look you get into where Jamie was headed and how, before Sean came into the picture. The remnant, Regarding Jamie
I hung out with my best friend Seth until he had to leave for his grandparents. They live up in Albany, he wouldn’t be home until Sunday night and I had no idea what I was going to do with the rest of the weekend. School would be starting on Monday and I was kind of bummed Seth had to go out of town during our last weekend of freedom. I took my time walking home but I perked up when I spotted Chase’s truck and Alec’s car in the driveway.
I love Kale’s friends, especially Alec. They usually let me hang out with them and Alec taught me how to catch a perfect spiral which will come in handy this fall. I’m looking forward to trying out for freshman football and I’d like to play wide receiver.
The house was quiet when I walked in. I didn’t know where mom and dad wore, I knew Robin was over at his boyfriend’s house, working on the bus with Lucien and Austin, and I figured Kale and the guys were in the basement watching a movie or something. I opened the basement door and heard the TV. They had the surround sound on and it sounded like they were watching a war movie from all the loud explosions. I tiptoed down the stairs and found the four of them sitting on the couch. I took off at a run and leapt over the armrest, landing across their laps.
“Surprise assholes!” I shouted as I landed.
They all jumped but Chase jumped the highest and spilled his popcorn.
“Jamie,” Chase groaned and started picking up the popcorn.
“No one expects The Flying Kirkwood,” I giggled.
“Damn it Jamie,” Kale swore.
“It’s alright, Kale…” Alec started.
“No, it’s not,” Kale interrupted as he stood and seized me by the arm. He pulled me to my feet and marched me up the stairs.
“Hey, what are you doing,” I protested.
“I was going to ask you the same thing,” said Kale, turning me to face him.
“Me, I was just having fun,” I replied in confusion. Didn’t he understand I was just playing?
“Oh yeah? Do you think Chase is having fun picking up popcorn from the floor? Do you think Alec and Sasha like you calling them assholes?” Kale asked angrily.
“Well, no but I…”
“No, they don’t! Jamie, you just turned 14, you’re a big boy now. You need to knock this crap off. The Flying Kirkwood, the random swearing, enough is enough already.”
“I just do that stuff because it makes people laugh and…” I started but Kale interrupted me again.
“Maybe it was cute when you were little but you’re not 11 anymore. You’re starting high school in a few days and do you know what people are going to think if you keep acting like this?”
“Well, no,” I admitted, looking down at my feet.
“The teachers and the football coaches are going to think you’re a spoiled brat that they have to put up with and the other kids are going to think you’re an asshole and they aren’t going to want to hang out with you.”
“I’m not an asshole,” I pouted.
“I know you’re not, hell, Jamie I love you but it’s time for you to grow up,” said Kale. “Chase and I are leaving for Ithaca in a couple of days and I need you to take care of the rents and Robin for me, not drive them nuts.”
“What do you mean take care of them?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Come on, you see how weepy mom gets whenever I mention school. Dad’s just as bad but hides it better. Robin’s always been sensitive and he needs your support. This behavior of yours embarrasses mom and dad because it reflects poorly on them and Robin’s not going to want you hanging around with him and his friends if you keep it up either.”
“So what do you want me to do?” I demanded.
“I want you to stop acting like an attention starved baby. Just be yourself. You’re great when you’re yourself,” said Kale.
That was as far as it went, but I think we can see it was going entirely differently - and no one ever heard of 'The Flying Kirkwood' again.
Ryan was forever irritated with me making Carol Dudley, Chase's mother, such a witch. As we chatted, I casually suggested that the Kirkwoods were too perfect and maybe a good infidelity scandal would be interesting. Now, what you have to understand is, I said a lot of things just to tweak Ryan's nose. At first, he was an absolute 'No' in terms of that idea, but as we discussed - or argued - the idea for Jamie's Buddy was born and this fragment was scrapped.
What I find interesting about this is the look you get into where Jamie was headed and how, before Sean came into the picture. The remnant, Regarding Jamie
I hung out with my best friend Seth until he had to leave for his grandparents. They live up in Albany, he wouldn’t be home until Sunday night and I had no idea what I was going to do with the rest of the weekend. School would be starting on Monday and I was kind of bummed Seth had to go out of town during our last weekend of freedom. I took my time walking home but I perked up when I spotted Chase’s truck and Alec’s car in the driveway.
I love Kale’s friends, especially Alec. They usually let me hang out with them and Alec taught me how to catch a perfect spiral which will come in handy this fall. I’m looking forward to trying out for freshman football and I’d like to play wide receiver.
The house was quiet when I walked in. I didn’t know where mom and dad wore, I knew Robin was over at his boyfriend’s house, working on the bus with Lucien and Austin, and I figured Kale and the guys were in the basement watching a movie or something. I opened the basement door and heard the TV. They had the surround sound on and it sounded like they were watching a war movie from all the loud explosions. I tiptoed down the stairs and found the four of them sitting on the couch. I took off at a run and leapt over the armrest, landing across their laps.
“Surprise assholes!” I shouted as I landed.
They all jumped but Chase jumped the highest and spilled his popcorn.
“Jamie,” Chase groaned and started picking up the popcorn.
“No one expects The Flying Kirkwood,” I giggled.
“Damn it Jamie,” Kale swore.
“It’s alright, Kale…” Alec started.
“No, it’s not,” Kale interrupted as he stood and seized me by the arm. He pulled me to my feet and marched me up the stairs.
“Hey, what are you doing,” I protested.
“I was going to ask you the same thing,” said Kale, turning me to face him.
“Me, I was just having fun,” I replied in confusion. Didn’t he understand I was just playing?
“Oh yeah? Do you think Chase is having fun picking up popcorn from the floor? Do you think Alec and Sasha like you calling them assholes?” Kale asked angrily.
“Well, no but I…”
“No, they don’t! Jamie, you just turned 14, you’re a big boy now. You need to knock this crap off. The Flying Kirkwood, the random swearing, enough is enough already.”
“I just do that stuff because it makes people laugh and…” I started but Kale interrupted me again.
“Maybe it was cute when you were little but you’re not 11 anymore. You’re starting high school in a few days and do you know what people are going to think if you keep acting like this?”
“Well, no,” I admitted, looking down at my feet.
“The teachers and the football coaches are going to think you’re a spoiled brat that they have to put up with and the other kids are going to think you’re an asshole and they aren’t going to want to hang out with you.”
“I’m not an asshole,” I pouted.
“I know you’re not, hell, Jamie I love you but it’s time for you to grow up,” said Kale. “Chase and I are leaving for Ithaca in a couple of days and I need you to take care of the rents and Robin for me, not drive them nuts.”
“What do you mean take care of them?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Come on, you see how weepy mom gets whenever I mention school. Dad’s just as bad but hides it better. Robin’s always been sensitive and he needs your support. This behavior of yours embarrasses mom and dad because it reflects poorly on them and Robin’s not going to want you hanging around with him and his friends if you keep it up either.”
“So what do you want me to do?” I demanded.
“I want you to stop acting like an attention starved baby. Just be yourself. You’re great when you’re yourself,” said Kale.
That was as far as it went, but I think we can see it was going entirely differently - and no one ever heard of 'The Flying Kirkwood' again.
